Country definition

Country as a noun

1. a politically organized body of people under a single government

   "the country's largest manufacturer"

   Same sense: state, land, nation, commonwealth, body politic, res publica

2. the territory occupied by a nation

   Same sense: state, land

3. the people who live in a nation or country

   "the whole country worshipped him"

   Same sense: land, nation

4. an area outside of cities and towns

   "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

   Same sense: rural area

5. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

   "Bible country"

   Same sense: area

Synonyms and antonyms

• state definition
• land definition
• nation
• commonwealth
• body politic
• res publica
• rural area
• area definition

All synonyms of country, sense by sense

How to say country

Country has 2 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

COUNTRY in word games

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

14

Anagrams

0

Is COUNTRY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check COUNTRY in the word checker, or unscramble COUNTRY to see the shorter words in its letters.